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th e re w as not m uch o p p o rtu n ity for
d iscu ssio n of our B ltustlon
Mr. H einm lngw uy m ade th e first
m ove.
I'm going to to w n ,” In d e
clared . Icun't stan d
It h e re a n y
longer I m ade it once on snow shoes
and I guess I can do it a g a in .”
"B ut the snow Is d e e p e r now ," ub-
Jeeted M rs H eninilnkw av, her unit
| C o m rad e D rey en fu rth saw th a t he w as n o th in g e x tra
Most of the im-1 ronly co n cern o v ereo n n n g h e r a n g e r
W H A T H A P P E N E D SO PAK
Torn B ilbeck Is th e n a rra to r. He is a w as not req u ired as a co n v e rsa tio n a l o d les w ere very a u c le n t and m any
for th e m om ent.
fa t n e w sp ap er w rite r who d riv es a aid. and he left us alone.
w ere crack ed .
E v id ently the H ome
"T h a n k you Jur.t us m uch for your
tum b led o w n c a r be calls G ran d m o th er
"I w an t to beg y o u r p ard o n for not got its re c o rd s from the sam e source su g g estio n ," h e r husb an d said coldly,
P age H e is in love w ith M aryella. his
riv a l being Jim C ooper. T he th re e a re sp eak in g to you at b re a k fa st," Mrs. as Its m agazines.
"b u t my going and com ing has c e u t-d
m em b ers of an a m a te u r d ra m a tic d u b
E veryone w as an x io u s to get awuy. to be any a ffa ir of y o u rs.”
L illelove w en t on n erv o u sly .
"Of
P la n s fo r a play a t th e Old S o ld iers
As th e tim e a p p ro ach ed for th e rigs to
Mr» H em m ingw ay flu sh ed as If «In-
H om e a re u n d e r way. tira n d m o tite r c o u rse 1 co u ld n 't b efo re everybody
P ag e h a s engine tro u b le w hile Mary You u n d e rsta n d , d o n 't you. Mr B il com e th e women folk got on th e ir had been «truck I h alf a ro s e a« If to
•11a is o u t d riv in g w ith Bilbeck. and beck. th a t my so cial p o sitio n as the w rap s and sat a ro u n d ex pectatttly left-nd her. Thl» w as o b served by
C ooper in his big ro a d s te r, ta k e s Mary
n e a r th e do o r so a s n o t to keep us the o th e rs, who glanced at one an
•Ila hom e. A fter M aryella h as left w ife of th e m ost p ro m in en t u n d er
w aitin g
ta
k
e
r
an
d
em
h
a
lm
e
r
in
tow
n
m
ak
es
it
«liter w ith sig n ifican t looks as If to
B ilbeck is able to s ta r t h is c ar again.
M aryella had sp o k en to me when suy. "S ee! T he o w n e rsh ip of th e wo
T he a m a te u r p la y e rs a re to give Im possible for m e to do a n y th in g
P ygm alio n and G ulatea. In th e ir v e r openly th a t m ight be talk ed ab o u t?" she cam e in to th e room
tuau has passed from tin- hushoiid to
sio n B ilbeck is to a c t as th e sta tu e ,
“ 1 su p p o se 1 o u g h t to co n g ra tu la te the acknow ledged lo v e r!"
1 a ssu re d h e r ab se n tly th a t I u n d e r
an d M aryella g e ts peeved w hen she
y a u ” she said. “A lthough 1 urn sure
"W e c a n 't It t you go alo n e,” t ’olo-
disco v ers th a t B ilbeck is bow-legged. stood. W h at w as sh e d riv in g a t?
1 d o n 't know Just w hut on« does aa«
M rs. H em ingw ay la te r fla tte rs B il
"B ut b en eath my calm , co n v en tio n al to a m an who w ins th e love of a m a r net S te w a rt o b jected w hen H em m ing
beck and ta lk s to him ab o u t th e play.
way began to b u n d le up p re p a ra to ry
B ilbeck p a ts h er hand, only to find a e x te rio r" sh e w ent on. "1 am te rrib ly ried w om an ’’
to leaving "T h e re Is really consider
ro
m
an
tic!
I
am
v
ery
b
ro
ad
,
an
d
a
l
rough h an d g ra sp in g him by th e
"W h a t a re you ta lk iu g ab o u t," I de. able d an g er."
•h o u ld e r and liftin g hint ou t of h is th o u g h th e world m ay flout you for
m antled roughly.
•e a t.
"T hen will som eone go w ith m e?"
loving a n o th e r m a n 's wife. I do not
“ W hy. Jin* h as Just told m e th a t he
Mr. H em m ingw ay. h u sb an d of one ce n su re you. Oh. Mr. B ilbeck. you
Mr. H em m ingw ay su rv ey ed our
fixed it all up for y o u ." sh e explained, group w ith d isdain
of th e m em b ers, th in k s B ilbeck is in
H is a ttitu d e six
n
a
u
g
h
ty
m
an
!"
love w ith h is wife. D u rin g th e a rg u
in n o cen tly enough "H e say s it is all
S he p au sed to o b serv e th e e ffect of for th e b est, b ec a u se o th e rw ise Mr. (llfled th a t he did not th in k th e re was
m e n t th e tw o m en receiv e n o tice th a t
a m an in th e lot of us
th e r e is a Jail escap e a t th e p en iaen ti- h e r reproof.
H em m ingw ay w ould probably have
a ry
T his escap e k eep s B ilbeck busy
"I'll go." I v o lu n teered suddenly
“
But
how
we
g
irls
do
a
d
m
ire
you
sh o t you."
• t h is n ew sp ap er w ork, so th a t he
A fter all. why n o t? Tin-re w as nothing
g e ts aw ay from th e d ra m a tic club. ra k e s, you m en of th e w o rld !”
“ M aybe he will an y w ay ." I added to stay for.
B ut M aryella sum m ons him an d s ta r ts
C overed w ith b lu sh es a t h e r own gloom ily. W hat p le a su re it would In
“ You go with nn-?" H< m m lngw av
te llin g th e sto ry of "Dolly-anna" w ho
believes a h a t e v e ry th in g th a t h ap p en s tem e rity . Mrs. L illelove left m e to d i to pay a fine for a s s a u lt and b a tte ry q u estio n ed d erisiv ely . “ T h e re Is no
g e st h e r d e c la ra tio n . T h is tw o h u n co m m itted on th e p erso n of one Ja m e s object In your try in g to get m e alone.
tu rn s out for th e b e s t
T he p lay ers a rriv e a t th e Old Sol dred-pound V enus hed se e n in m e a C ooper, a lia s Jim th e P ix e r'
You have alre a d y robbed m e of the
d ie rs' Hom e, b eing g re e te d ro y ally an d Don J u a n an d w as se c re tly en v io u s of
T h e telep h o n e ran g .
E very one «inly th in g I «are for In I ft-." !li east
m eetin g P llk H e n w e a h e r and o th ers.
T he play a t th e Old S o ld iers' H om e Mrs. H em m in g w ay as th e supposed re listen ed w ith s tra in e d a tte n tio n w hile a trag ic glance a s th e d issolving Mrs.
th e colonel a n sw ered It.
is in te rru p te d b ecau se of a fire, th e cip ien t of my a tte n tio n s.
H em m ingw ay.
p lay ers and v e te ra n s escaping.
" W h a t's th a t? " h e ask ed a fte r lis
T h e poor n u t! W h at a fool situ atio n
“ D on't
he
u n re a so n a b le ,"
Jim
R iding aw ay from th e scen e o f th e it was. P ro b ab ly no m an w ith in a te n in g a m inute. "C a n 't get the h e r e ’
111-tsted play in th e ir co stu m es an d ra d iu s of a h u n d re d m iles w as less . . . O ne of th e h o rse s h as h u rt C ooper put In his o ar as usual. "T his
is ull for th e best. You ought to be
o v erco ats, th ey a re held up by e s
caped co n v icts, one of whom is cap c ap ab le of b eing a gray d ec e iv e r th an h im self in a sn o w d rift? . . . T h a t's glad to have Tom go w ith you If h e's
W hen do you th in k you
I, an d y et e n tire ly w ith o u t effo rt on too had.
tu re d by B ilbeck a fte r a stru g g le.
wth you It’s th e only w ay you can he
T he cap tu red th ie f is tak en back to my p a rt I w as th r u s t in to a ste lla r can m ak e it? . . . All rig h t.”
ce rta in th a t he Isn't flirtin g w ith your
th e Old S o ld iers' H om e and th e S h e r p a rt in a D ecam eron rom ance.
H e h u n g up.
wtf-i."
iff is s e n t for. As th e c a r re fu se s to
“ I'm so rry , lad ies and g en tlem en ."
budge, th e p lay ers m u st stay th e re . | How could I c le a r m y self an d be.
Jim 's a rg u m e n t c a rrie d um leniuble
“T he w elght w ith th e d is tra c te d husband I
and Mr. H em m ingw ay, h e a rin g th is \ com e ag a in w hat I h ad been y e s te r h e said , tu rn in g to o u r group
over th e phone, say s he is com ing day. a good n a tu re d dub, c o n v en tio n liv ery m an say s th e y c a n 't get th ro u g h
rig h t to th e hom e—a s h e is su sp i ally in love w ith th e s w e e te s t g irl in from tow n. T h e d r if ts a re six and could see him ponder It. A lthough In-
had e a st h e r off. th e Idea of his wife
cious of B ilbeck an d h is w ife. Mean
eig h t feed d eep In p laces and th ey inking up w ith som eone else w as gull
th e w orld?
w hile th e S h eriff a rriv e s.
had to tu rn b ack .”
C H A P T E R X.
H em m ingw ay a rriv e s Just w hen
ing to him .
"W h a t can we d o ?" w ailed Mrs
S k is vs. S now shoes
B ilbeck is a ss istin g M rs. H e m m in g -!
At last he said “Com«» on then. If
w ay. w ho h as fain ted , and of co u rse i T h e m o rn in g tra in le ft a t eleven Lillelove.
you're th e only one who h as th e n erve
th in k s th e w orst. M eanw hile a dis-1 o’clock. T h e colonel h a s telep h o n ed
"Y ou'll all s ta y h e re u n til they th e
to follow w here I lead ”
tu rb a n c e is h eard in th e c ellar, an d
th e local liv ery m an to sen d rig s for ro ad b ro k en th ro u g h . T hey say th a t
a ll in th e ho u se ru sh dow n to it.
i T hen cam e th e probit m of snow
o u r p arty . T h e s h e riff d eterm in er! to th e y can m ak e It to m o rro w if th e re
T he S h eriff's h o rse h as bro k en I
shoes. H em m ingw ay hud Ills thul In-
loose M eanw hile H em m in g w ay sus-1 w ait and go in a fte r we had broken is no f u r th e r fall o f snow ."
had secu red In tow n, hut th e re w as
p ects B ilbeck m ore an d m ore, and th e tra il.
"B u t th e re m u st be som e way of
not n n o th e r i«alr In th e In stitu tio n .
Jim C ooper m ixes in to tell B ilbeck
W hile we w ere w aitin g fo r the g e ttin g th ro u g h to -day?"
he had a rra n g e d th a t th e H em m ing-
F in ally we dug up som e skies which
“ Not u n less you u se sn o w sh o es.”
te a m s to com e C o m rad e H e n w e th e r
w ays be d ivorced and th a t B ilbeck is
had
been sen t by som- c h a rita b le
W e sa t in m oody silence. As hardly
played th e p h o n o g rap h fo r us. Owing
to m arrv Mrs. H em m ingw av
NOW GO ON W IT H T H E STORY
to his afflictio n h is choice of reco rd s any one w as sp eak in g to an y o n e else. c o n trib u to r w ith a lack of hum or It
vou n e v er h ap p en ed to see any. they
art- long strip s of sprln.gy wood about
four in ch es w ide tu rn e d U| ut one end
like a sled runn« r. If you e m n a v i
g ate them the ch an ces a re th a t you
can spell "fjo rd " w ith o u t b reak in g
■Kira
■m m
ihe type-w riter.
•
T he colonel hade up godspeed and
d irected uh on our way.
"You c a n 't g -t lo st.” he a s-u ri il uh
"It m ay be hard to follow Ihe road on
»<—u n it of e v e ry th in g b eing piled
deep w ith snow , but If yon b ear title
east you'll com«- out at th e village
w ithout fall.”
AV« s ta rte d , not rap id ly a s I have
h eard th a t In d ian s and N orw egians
tra v e l ac ro ss snow -fields, h u t can-
t ’ously and slowly.
My sk is had a
ten d en c y to toe out th a t w as very a g
g ra v atin g . O nce o r tw ice I had to sit
OMEONE once said som ething ab o u t his tow n which
down to a rg u e w ith th em a b o u t It. I
we th in k applies w ith p a rtic u la r m eaning to our hom e
couldn’t follow both o f th em , and if
town. We w on’t change a word fo r it suits us ju st as
I w ent w ith one I had to le a v e one leg
it stands.
behind.
On th e few o ccasions w hen I d e
“T here a re fan cier to w n s th a n o u r little tow n, th ere are
flected them from th e o u tw ard an g le
tow ns th a t are bigger th a n this, w hile th e people who live
th ey tu rn ed th e o th e r w ay and I got
in the sm aller tow ns d o n ’t know th e e x citem en t they miss.
my ru n n e rs crossed.
“T here are th in g s you see in th e w ealth ier tow ns th a t
"If y o u 're try in g to m ake m e la u g h ”
you c a n ’t in th e tow n t h a t ’s sm all; a n ti yet, up and down,
said Mr. H em m ingw ay sa rc a stic a lly ,
th e re ’s no o th e r tow n a fte r all.
a s I got up and dug th e snow o u t of
my eyes an d e a rs, “you m ay as well
“It m ay be th a t th e s tre e ts a re n ’t long, th e y ’re not wide
give up. I’m not In th e h u m o r fo r It.”
and m aybe n o t s tra ig h t, but th e neighbors you know in
I w as a b le to k eep still, th an k
your little tow n all w elcom e a fellow— It’s g reat.
heaven, alth o u g h It would have given
“In th e glitterin g stre e ts of th e glitterin g to w n s with
me g re a t p le a su re to h av e sw atted
palaces, pavem ents and thrall, in th e m idst of the th ro n g
him w ith th e flat s ire of a ski.
you will frequently long for y our tow n a fte r all.
T he co u n try round a b o u t us w as
sloping. T h is Is Ideal ground, they
“ If you live and you w ork in y o u r own little tow n, in
tell m e, fo r ski ru n n in g . It w as fairly
spite of the fact t h a t it’s sm all, y o u ’ll find it a fact th a t
level from th e Old S o ld ie rs' H om e,
o u r own hom e tow n is th e best little tow n a fte r all.”
how ever, for sev eral blocks. I was
glad of th a t b ecau se II gave me an
We believe in o u r tow n and have lots of faith in our
o p p o rtu n ity to s o rt o f find m y ski
fellow tow nsm en. We w ant o u r paper to be y our hom e
legs. By th e tim e I could ta k e th ree
tow n paper and all th a t it im plies.
ste p s w ithout trip p in g o r sp littin g ,
I consid ered th a t I w as no lo n g er in
Your C ountry W eekly, is of, by,
th e a m a te u r class.
and for Your Home C om m unity
My egotism m elted aw ay w hen we
cam e to th e flrHt rise. It w as a g«nf1e
slope, but. I found It d ifficu lt to clim b.
I had to tack o r e ls e I found m yself
slip p in g back w ard s.
I trie d d ism o u n tin g from th e skis,
b u t found th a t the snow w as i n n e a r
B
ly to m y w aist, and w ell-knlgh Im
possible to flo u n d er th ro u g h .
I m ndo It som ehow , b u t H em m ing
w ay on show shoes b e a t m e tc> th e
c re s t by se v eral m inutes. H e w alled
th e re u n til I got n e a rly to th e top anil
th en he s ta rte d dow n th e o th e r side
I gained th e sum m it. It wns not
very high, b u t affo rd ed an excellent
view of th e co u n try . U n d er th e snow
It w as b eau tifu l. A g ro u p of fir tre e s
over at, th e rig h t w ith b ra n c h e s borne
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dow n w ith a tre m e n d o u s load ol
w hite w as a g racefu l p ictu re.
"C om e on," yelled H em m ingw ay,
h a lf w ay dow n th e hill. "W e have to
c a tc h th a t tra in ."
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Frank R. Adams |
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY. AUGUST Iß. 1925*
I w renched m yself sw ay from my
co n tem p latio n of Ihe boautio« of nu
lu r e mid C onsidered Ihe m u tte r of
progrcHslug fu rth e r
I «tm ti-d to
walk a fte r him
Soon I wus relieved
of ihe ncccNulty of effo rt. T he g en tle
grudu w u h enough to c a u se me to
sllili over the su rfa c e of th e snow
It w as en e x h llliu tlu g sonant loll mol
very n-Nltul I w us suddenly glml tlwii
I hud sk is IllHletKl of h u o w n I i o i - s
I
hail lu-eii envying Hoiiiiultigwny the
auperloi' tra v e lin g quiilltli*« of 111«
- i|Uipm«'iit, but now I could hi - th at
tin* ml van lag«- wua going to lx all my
way W illie lie w alked down th e hills
I would he gliding graceful!« and
ren tin g m yself fo r (he next hill clim b
W rapped In pleiiaant .n tro sp i elbm
I bml scarcely noth cd th at my speed
w as lu e ie a sin g a little
Now a «light
d ifficu lty In tin la n «lug culled my a t
ten tio n to It.
I lealleil forw ard a (i fie Io re s to re
my balance
A« I did an I h e ard a
« h ail sw islong sound a« th e tu n n tr a
glided sw iftly over th e snow
T ile « p e e d Im -reused I looked about
for »«line way of «lowing up
T h ere
seem ed to la- no brake
It u|>piur<'«l
Inu 'lv tsah le to tu rn sid ew ay s as one
do« - n sk a te s In o rd e r to sto p Even
a« I thought, my puce a c c e le ra te d to
«in li a d e g re e th a t 1 abum luned all
Idea of dolila ali»tlilug bui pruy.
I M iriti»' in my pulii, proci-edili*
alow ly down Ihe hlllatde, w as John
III uiiu in g w a» . Iletided uh I w as (
could noi fall lo s trlk e bini 1 Irli«) lo
s le e r III solili- o lh e r d irection. Il was
li» us< . I ftew low urd lillll us u filili*
lo a m egiiet.
He wus bllth cly uneonsclous liuti
I wus o te ti.ik lu g bini. Ile ls u larga
, inali nini so aiti I
l ite resu lt of mi
lin i n e l M ollili In (eri Itilo
I irleil lo ery oul lo litui, lini iti»
'v o lc o left in» «Ir» lliiii.it Us olii» t
dry cackh-
T h e oul» w ord I coul-l
ih uk ni wus " F o ro !"
Intuitim i Hindi bini In n i uround II-
limai bav e rcud In in» eyes Itoli I h a i
' Ili-li
in litin l
hctiiUH C
III-
S lu lt o - l
lo
i M rum lilc lui illy >>ul of inv way.
1 H o rro r ni lio rro ra, in» ru n m -r.
I wbicli limi llith e ilo glideil situ ig li!, a«
’ If «ni rulla, now aw erved lo one sl-l «
| in Ihe d irei Iloti lo w as g o l l l g '
Ile saw II ami rodotlbleil bis e ff o rti
lo gei oul of ra n g e
W ltb iieiidlsh
p e rv eralty Ihe sk les (iiiio-d alno. I s t i
alinosi upou hlm !
Il«- inaile u sup
rem«
e io irl unii atuinbleil. () sh u '
in» eyes
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